§ Mr. CLYNESMay I ask the Prime Minister whether it is intended to limit the business to that already announced for to-day, and, in the event of having to sit after eleven o'clock, how long does the Prime Minister expect the House to be called upon?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAs regards the latter part of the question, it is not my intention to ask the House to sit long after eleven o'clock, even if that should be necessary, and I propose to ask the House to take the first four Orders and No. 7—Palestine and East Africa Loans (Guarantee) Bill, Third Reading; Coroners (Amendment) [Lords], as amended, to be considered; Legitimacy Bill [Lords], as amended, td be considered; Sale of Food (Weights and Measures) Bill [Lords], Committee; and Electricity (Supply) Bill, Lords Amendments.
§ Mr. W. THORNEif the Route is to prorogued on Wednesday, has the right hon. Gentleman made up his mind what time we shall meet on that day?
§ The PRIME MINISTERMy right hon. Friend says it is not settled for certain yet, but it will probably be noon.
Captain BENNWill there be any opportunity to-morrow of raising the question of the Mandates Commission and the letter of 8th November of the Foreign Office?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am afraid I cannot answer my hon. and gallant Friend. To-morrow there may be two or three Orders, and a portion of the day has been given to the Opposition by agreement. I do not know how long they will take. If my hon. and gallant Friend is very anxious to raise any question, and 2569 will communicate through the usual channels with the other parties, we will see what can be done, but I cannot say more at the moment.
§ Mr. MACLEANIs it the right hon. Gentleman's intention to take the Committee stage of the Judicial Committee Bill to-morrow, or do the Government intend dropping this Bill altogether?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNot unless there is a prospect of its going through without opposition.
§ Mr. MACLEANThen we may take it that if there is opposition, this Bill will be dropped?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, Sir.
§ Mr. MACLEANThank you!
§ Mr. R. MORRISONMay I ask whether the first four Orders are to be taken in the order given?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, Sir.
§ Mr. AMMONIf the opposition were withdrawn in the case of the Mental Deficiency Bill, would the Government proceed with it?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThere seems little prospect of it going through now, there are so many Amendments down. If in a case like that the Amendments were withdrawn, we would see what could be done, but with the Amendments on the Order Paper it would be perfectly impossible, if there were discussion, to get the Bill in time.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 197; Noes, 79.
2571| Division No. 556.] | AYES. | [3.49 p.m. |
| Agg-Gardner, Ht. Hon. Sir James T. | Davies, Dr. Vernon | Hogg, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone) |
| Albery, Irving James | Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard |
| Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) | Dawson, Sir Philip | Howard-Bury, Lieut.-Colonel C. K. |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Dean, Arthur Welleslay | Hudson, R. S. (Cumberl'nd, Whiteh'n) |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | Drewe, C. | Hurd, Percy A. |
| Apsley, Lord | Eden, captain Anthony | Hutchison, G. A. Clark (Midl'n & P'bl's) |
| Ashley, Lt.-Cot. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Edmondson, Major A. J. | Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Elliott, Major Walter E. | Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l) |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Elveden, viscount | Jacob, A. E. |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert |
| Barnett, Major Sir Richard | Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith | Jones, G. W. H. (Stoke Newington) |
| Beckett, Sir Gervase (Leeds, N.) | Evans, Captain A. (Cardiff, South) | Kennedy, A. R. (Preston) |
| Bentinck, Lord Henry Cavendish- | Fairfax, Captain J. G. | Kindersley, Major G. M. |
| Berry, Sir George | Falle, Sir Bertram G | King, Captain Henry Douglas |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Fanshawe, Commander G. D. | Knox, Sir Alfred |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Fermoy, Lord | Lister, Cunliffe-, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Fielden, E. B. | Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Ford, Sir P. J. | Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) |
| Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. | Forrest, W. | Loder, J. de V. |
| Brassey, Sir Leonard | Foster, Sir Harry S. | Looker, Herbert William |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Fraser, Captain Ian | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere |
| Briggs, J. Hareid | Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harman |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Gates, Percy | Mac Andrew, Major Charles Glen |
| Brittain, sir Harry | Gault, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hamilton | MacIntyre, Ian |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | McLean, Major A. |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'l'd., Hexham) | Goff, Sir Park | Macnaghten, Hon. Sir Malcolm |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H.C.(Berks, Newb'y) | Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | McNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald John |
| Buckingham, Sir H. | Grant, Sir J. A. | Maitland, Sir Arthur D. steel- |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Greene, W. P. Crawford | Makins, Brigadier-General E. |
| Butler, sir Geoffrey | Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Sir H.(W'th's'w, E) | Malone, Major P. B. |
| Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward | Grotrian, H. Brent | Marriott, Sir J. A. R. |
| Campbell, E. T. | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Meyer, Sir Frank |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Hacking, Captain Douglas H. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. S. M. |
| Cazalet, Captain Victor A. | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) |
| Chadwick, sir Robert Burton | Hall, Vice-Admiral Sir R. (Eastbourne) | Moore, Sir Newton J. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) | Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.) | Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. |
| Chapman, Sir S. | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive |
| Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | Harland, A. | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) |
| Churchman, Sir Arthur C. | Harmsworth, Hon. E. C. (Kent) | Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Harrison, G. J. C. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrsf'ld.) |
| Cope, Major William | Hartington, Marquess of | Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert |
| Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. | Haslam, Henry C. | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Hugh |
| Cralk, Rt. Hon. Sir Henry | Hawke, John Anthony | Ormsby-Gore, Hon. William |
| Crookshank, Col. C de W. (Berwick) | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. | Penny, Frederick George |
| Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) | Henderson, Lieut.-Col. V. L. (Bootle) | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Cunliffe, Sir Herbert | Herbert, S. (York, N. R., scar. & Wh'by) | Perkins, Colonel E. K. |
| Curzon, Captain Viscount | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Peto, Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) |
| Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) | Sprot, Sir Alexander | Warner, Brigadier-General W. W. |
| Pownall, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Assheton | Stanley, Col. Hon. G. F.(Will'sden, E.) | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Ramsden, E. | Stanley, Lord (Fylde) | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Rawson, Sir Cooper | Steel, Major Samuel Strang | Wells, S. R. |
| Reid, Capt. Cunningham (Warrington) | Storry-Deans, R. | White, Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Dairymple- |
| Remer, J. R. | Streatfield, Captain S. R. | Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay) |
| Richardson, sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) | Williams, Herbert G. (Reading) |
| Ruggles-Brise, Major E. A. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid | Wise, Sir Fredric |
| Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) | Sykes, Major-Gen. Sir Frederick H. | Womersley, W. J. |
| Sandeman, A. Stewart | Thom, Lt.-Col. J. G. (Dumbarton) | Wood, E. (Chester, Stalyb'ge & Hyde) |
| Sandon, Lord | Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, South) | Wood, Sir H. K. (Woolwich, West) |
| Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D. | Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell- | Woodcock, Colonel H. C. |
| Sheffield, Sir Berkeley | Tinne, J. A. | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's Univ., Belfst) | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of | Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T. |
| Slaney, Major P. Kenyon | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement | |
| Smithers, Waldron | Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Wallace, Captain D. E. | Colonel Gibbs and Major Hennessy. |
| Spender-Clay, Colonel H. | Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull) | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Grundy, T. W. | Oliver, George Harold |
| Ammon, Charles George | Hall, F. (York, W.H., Normanton) | Owen, Major G. |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | Paling, W. |
| Baker, Walter | Hardie, George D. | Potts, John S. |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Harney, E. A. | Purcell, A. A. |
| Barnes, A. | Harris, Percy A. | Robinson, W. C.(Yorks, W.R., Elland) |
| Batey, Joseph | Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon | Saklatvala, Shapurji |
| Benn, Captain Wedgwood (Leith) | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Scrymgeour, E. |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel | Hirst, G. H. | Scurr, John |
| Charleton, H. C. | Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Slesser, Sir Henry H. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | John, William (Rhondda, West) | Taylor, R. A. |
| Compton, Joseph | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) | Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby) |
| Cove, W. G. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Thomas, Sir Robert John (Anglesey) |
| Dalton, Hugh | Kelly, W. T. | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Kennedy, T. | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Day, Colonel Harry | Lee, F. | Townend, A. E. |
| Dennison, R. | Livingstone, A. M. | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P. |
| Duncan, C, | Lowth, T. | Viant, S. P. |
| Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Lunn, William | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah |
| Fenny, T. D. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Garro-Jones, Captain G. M. | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) | Windsor, Walter |
| Sardner, J. P. | MacNeill-Weir, L. | Wright, W. |
| Gillett, George M. | Maxton, James | |
| Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin.,Cent.) | Montague, Frederick | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Morris, R. H. | Mr. Allen Parkinson and Mr. |
| Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Hayes. |
| Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Naylor, T. E. |
Bill read the Third time, and passed, with Amendments.